History of Post 71

Below is a photo of the Post's namesake Ross Robinson (middle row, far right) taken during WW1.  Photo is from the collection at Lonoke County Museum.

Click Here to See Draft Registration of Robinson

Click Here to See Draft Registration of Criswell

Our post was named after Ross H. Robinson and Leland O. Criswell, both WWI veterans from the area.

An "Application for Post", to be named Criswell-Robinson Post 71, was made on December, 2, 1929 with the following membership names:

J. E. Tisdale Fred Simmons Clyde C. Jones Warner Powell Clark E. Hagaman R. H. Pickard E. W. Martin H. E. Bryant

R. B. Duckworth W. E. Marshall E. L. Waymack Joe D. Robinson T. B. Monk G. D. Howell Bill Roberts Roscoe Hall

Application for Permanent Charter was made on January 7, 1938 and listed the following officers and members of the post:

Commander - Richard Glasscock Adjutant - Marshall H. Bellamy Historian - Edgar Hagaman Service Officer - Charlie W. Robinson

"Charter Membership Roll" has list of members as:

Earl Adams Marshall H. Bellamy Linwood E. Cook Cyclone D. Davis Fred Guyot Richard Glasscock Edgar Hagaman George D. Howell Clyde C. Jones

Caddie Kunitz Thomas B. Monk William E. Marshall Howard Martin Harry R. Prettyman Charles W. Robinson Fred Simmons Lenord G. Teague Enis L. Waymack

 

Past Post Commanders of Post 71

1929 - J. E. Tisdale 1933-1934 - W. H. Roberts 1937 - T. B. Monk 1938 - Richard Glasscock 1939 - W. B. Marshall 1940 - Allie N. Cook 1942 - Richard Glasscock 1943 - T. B. Monk 1946 - Charles W. Robinson 1947 - Lewis Smith 1948-1949 - Charles R. Templeton Jr. 1950 - James G. Simons 1951 - Charles J. Rice 1952 - Earl Cherry 1971 - Richard Glasscock Phil Foster Earl Cherry Earl Cherry Charles George J. O. Issac Jack Fitshugh, Sr.

2005-2006 - Earl Cherry 2006-2007 - Jim Mathis 2007-2008 - Joe McGloflin 2008-2009 - Kenny Ridgeway 2009-2010 - Wayne Womack 2010-2011 - Alan Hill 2011-2012 - Wayne Womack/Art Mason 2012-2014 - Ron Bissett 2014-2015 - James Sanders 2016-2018 - William "Doc" Sheets 2019-2021 - Joe McGloflin 2022-Present - Chuck Eick

 

Notice!

We invite anyone with pictures or stories about our Post to please contact us by email or by  calling the post at (501) 203-5715.  We have lost much of our old documents, pictures, and stories and would welcome any and all help.

Post Historian:  Art Mason




Ross Robinson (back row, far right) taken in France during WW1.  Photo is from the collection at Lonoke County Museum.



We wish to thank Sherryl Miller at the Lonoke County Museum for her recent assistance in obtaining the photos of Ross Robinson, the only photos the Post has of him.